GAME #140 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 - TAMPA BAY RAYS @ BOSTON RED SOX

[markj]

1:10PM Eastern

Red Sox

Chris Sale (L)

1. Taylor Motter (R) 2B
2. Kyle Schwarber (L) DH
3. Hunter Renfroe (R) RF
4. J.D. Martinez (R) LF
5. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
6. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B
7. Alex Verdugo (L) CF
8. Christian Vazquez (R) C
9. Jonathan Arauz (S) SS

Rays

Ryan Yarbrough (L)

1. Randy Arozarena (R) RF
2. Wander Franco (S) SS
3. Nelson Cruz (R) DH
4. Yandy Diaz (R) 3B
5. Jordan Luplow (R) 1B
6. Manuel Margot (R) CF
7. Austin Meadows (L) LF
8. Francisco Mejia (S) C
9. Taylor Walls (S) 2B

Gametime Temp: 75°F
Chance of Precip: 4%

[Sea Dog 23]

Da Da … Ladies and Gentlman, batting first for your Boston Red Sox … Taylor Motter.

[elktonnick]

Sox sign Jose Iglesias

[elktonnick]

Motter comes through

[Sea Dog 23]

Motter comes through

A Motter of fact?

[elktonnick]

Motter comes through

A Motter of fact?

Every May he has a whole day named after him, Motter's Day

[Sea Dog 23]

Sox sign Jose Iglesias

Besides Iglesias being added, Schreiber, Kutter Crawford and Jack Lopez were optioned to Worcester.  Also new pitcher Felize was added to the active Boston roster.

[markj]

Oy. Should have been out of that jam, but noooooo....we had the return of the Keystone Kops.

[markj]

Turning it over to the BP with half a game still to play. Sox better score a lot more runs because this 2-run lead will be gone soon.

[markj]

JDM is a GIDP machine.

[markj]

Motter blows another play. Back to Worcester with him. Bring on Iglesias.

[markj]

Lousy calls by the ump on Schwarber. Really bad.

[elktonnick]

Verdugo misplays another one.

[markj]

Just ridiculously bad fielding today. Cost them dearly. Not that it matters. Sox aren't going to catch the Rays. If they hang onto a WC spot, it'll come down to a 1-game playoff with the Yanks.

[markj]

Sox have given up 22 runs in the last two games.